1965 Widgeon ZK-AVM at Mechanics Bay, 18 Apr 1965

From 1962 to 1989, Mechanics Bay was home to first 'Tourist Air Travel', then 'Mount Cook Airline' then 'Sea Bee Air' operating a fleet of Grumman Goose, Grumman Widgeon and Grumman Turbo Goose amphibian aircraft for regular scheduled passenger and freight services to the islands of the Hauraki Gulf (particularly Great Barrier and Waiheke Islands) and operated charter flights to other areas such as the Bay of Islands, Manukau & Kaipara Harbours and elsewhere around the country and to Pacific islands.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanics_Bay

Fred Ladd flying ZK-AVM and a couple of willing young ladies flying around Auckland in 1965.
vimeo.com/281517536

Photo: Courtesy of Steve Jenks steve.jenks@me.com
from the collection of his father, Wing Commander Cliff Jenks

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Taken on: April 18, 1965

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